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Don Siegel
Don Siegel (left) and Clint Eastwood during the filming of Dirty Harry (1971).
During the 1960s, Don Siegel transitioned his focus toward television, where he directed episodes for several series before moving into the production of television movies.1
A notable project from this period was the crime drama The Killers (1964). Although it was originally produced as a television original, the film was ultimately given a theatrical release because it was deemed too violent for the small screen.1
Following this, Siegel directed two television movies:
* The Hanged Man (1964), a remake of the 1947 film Ride the Pink Horse.1
* Stranger on the Run (1967), a suspenseful western featuring a cast that included Henry Fonda, Anne Baxter, Sal Mineo, and Dan Duryea.1